K is admitted to the PICU of NUH for the third time (admitted on 28.04.2014). This time, it was due to a lung infection caused by the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and made worse by her existing pulmonary hypertension problem.

According to Medscape, "Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in infants and young children. Each year, 4-5 million children younger than 4 years acquire an RSV infection, and more than 125,000 are hospitalized annually in the United States because of this infection." Usually, a child with RSV can recover in about 1 to 2 weeks, but those who are premature, children less than 2 years of age with congenital heart or chronic lung disease, and children with compromised immune systems due to a medical condition are at highest risk of complications arising from a RSV infection. Adults with compromised immune systems and those 65 and older are also at an increased risk of severe disease. 


This hymn is dedicated to K and my whole family to remind us that there is always good in everything we experience in our lives. We may not understand why unfortunate things happen, but we just have to lean on God for strength and wait till the storm passes by.